Harry Kane was denied a long-awaited first trophy in his first game with Bayern Munich after his new team lost 3-0 to RB Leipzig in the German Super Cup on Saturday.
Rodrygo and Jude Bellingham on his debut scored first-half goals to give Real Madrid a 2-0 win at Athletic Bilbao to kick off their LaLiga season on Saturday.
Cristiano Ronaldo guided 10-man Al Nassr to their first ever Arab Club Champions Cup title after scoring twice in a 2-1 extra-time win over fellow Saudi side Al Hilal on Saturday at the King Fahd Stadium.
Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali netted on his league debut and striker Alexander Isak added two more goals as the Magpies beat Aston Villa 5-1 in their first game of the new Premier League season at St. James' Park on Saturday.
Real Madrid have accelerated talks with Chelsea over a loan for goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga, sources have told ESPN, after Sevilla's financial demands put them off a move for Yassine Bounou.
Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Marco Verratti have been left out of the Paris Saint-Germain squad for Saturday's season-opening home match against Lorient, with the trio's future at the club uncertain.
Alessia Russo's second-half goal lifted England to a 2-1 quarterfinal victory over Colombia and into the World Cup semifinals for the third consecutive time.
It took 20 spot kicks to settle the Women's World Cup quarterfinal between Australia and France, but it's the Matildas who waltzed into the semifinals.
Australia are seeking to reach the FIFA Women's World Cup semifinals for the first time, and they lead the head-to-head with France 4-3 -- the Matildas winning the latest game, a pre-tournament friendly, 1-0 in Melbourne. France have made the quarterfinals in the past four tournaments but have gone no further in the past three.